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I do think we should make some upgrades to WCF. Replace the bleachers with real permanent seating, build a restroom and concession stand instead of port o potties and a tent, and replace the scoreboard with something similar to what baseball and softball have.

(09-07-2013 11:34 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  As a soccer fan, please stop this football/soccer duel purpose field discussion. The soccer program at UAB is phenomenal. The last thing they need to do is share a field with the football team.(the next time that ends well for the soccer team will be the first) I know we all want improved football facilities, but using soccer as the whore to do it is not the way to go.

Good post.

UAB soccer deserves a stadium. The AD should go ahead and get the ball rolling so that in 2-3 years we get approval to start raising money to eventually build it.

(09-08-2013 01:12 AM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  

(09-07-2013 11:34 PM)blazers9911 Wrote:  As a soccer fan, please stop this football/soccer duel purpose field discussion. The soccer program at UAB is phenomenal. The last thing they need to do is share a field with the football team.(the next time that ends well for the soccer team will be the first) I know we all want improved football facilities, but using soccer as the whore to do it is not the way to go.

Good post.

Well, I know when I read a post, and someone suggests something in one statement, followed immediately by another statement qualified as, "In all seriousness though," methinks the first statement was NOT meant seriously. So, I believe that the whoring of UAB soccer was not seriously betokened.
My guess would be that said poster in this case did in fact need the blue font.

[/panties out of crack]

(09-08-2013 08:10 AM)BlazerGreen Wrote:  UAB soccer deserves a stadium.

While I don't disagree, I think Blazer fans are as aware as anyone that "deserving" a stadium doesn't have a damn thing to do with anything.

Easy there Seabiscuit. No one is whoring soccer. I think most of us were saying that in jest. I am against mixing the soccer and football fields. It drives the site lines further away and creates more scheduling headaches. As far a facilities the upcoming capitol campaign will not just benefit football but all athletics. I look for each program to get certain needs.

WCF was never meant to be a permanent home for soccer... the last two master plans had a soccer facility in it. I'm assuming Getman has let Mackin know exactly what our soccer program needs and it will be taken care of during the new, university-wide fundraising campaign.

UAB Men's Soccer has a solid foundation and a great leader in Getman... soccer-specific, permanent facilities will keep UAB at a high level.